PHI 1104 Lecture : Study Questions - Jan. 10
13 Feb 2014
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Jan. 10th: why is socrates shocked by euthyphro"s action and how does euthyphro defend this action, euthyphro is prosecuting his own father. Socrates is shocked by this because most men would not feel right doing such a thing: euthyphro defends his action by saying that it is the pious thing to do and to not prosecute would be impious. He uses the actions of zeus as evidence: people believe zeus to be the best and most just of the gods. However, he bound and castrated his father because he unjustly swallowed his sons: how many definitions of piety are offered and what is wrong with them? a. (1) euthyphro gave examples about is pious. i. What i"m doing now is pious : problem: this is not a definition, but rather an example of piety. It almost seems as though euthyphro just goes along with whatever socrates proposes as a potential answer.
